i have had the G for a good 7-8 years now and the last 2 years its been off the road since i done the engine in on the pvw group thrash
been stripping it and rebuilding it since then and its nearly done now, just need to get myself a set of tidy wheels and fit the front bumper
here are a few old pics when it was on the road, and a few when it was feeling sorry for itself and a few of it at its nearly back on road state
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/g40chris/100_0455.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/g40chris/100_0504.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/g40chris/mycar9.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/g40chris/mycar6.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/g40chris/mycar10.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/g40chris/margam2004.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/g40chris/100_1138.jpg)
PSD rebuilt my big valve head for me
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/g40chris/100_1135.jpg)
this was last night all running
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/g40chris/DSC01560.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/g40chris/DSC01559.jpg)
its taken me a while but in this time i have got married, built a double garage with a pit and redone the central heating when fitting new bathroom, so funds have been tight on the polo, been doing tiny little bits at a time on it. hopefully will get it back to show standard soon enough
spec is as follows:-
1308cc schmit pistons
lightened and balanced
PSD big valve gas flowed head
g60 green injectors
still has PSD eaton cam in it at moment
custom PSD map
full stainless steel exhaust and decat
gt inlet manifold
stage 4 g-lader with unknown mileage as only recently purchased it
standard pulley at moment as im only running the engine in next week
lightweight windows all around including sliders in door windows
tarox monza 239mm discs
minteq pads
koni dampening adjustable suspension
looking good mate. Is it running nicely?
Would you not be better with the standard cam than the eaton one? Do you know the spec of the cam?
Are the pistons forged or cast?
i originally assumed the pistons were forged when i ordered them with aw tracksport for the engine build but i aint so sure now. they are carl schmit ones, apparently they are lightweight
its a pitstop eaton spec cam which has newman on there receipt, not sure on lift/duration etc. i dont wanna try it through the rev range as its on a fresh rebuild by myself and i dont wanna rev it to much to early until its run in properly.
how much do standard g40 cam's go for as i sold mine for £20